Graciliscincus is a lizard genus in the family Scincidae. The genus is indigenous to New Caledonia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Graciliscincus Sadlier, 1987 |
| Species: | G. shonae
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| Graciliscincus shonae Sadlier, 1987
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Species and geographic range edit
The genus Graciliscincus contains the single species Graciliscincus shonae, known commonly as Sadlier's skink or the gracile burrowing skink.[2][3]
Geographic range edit
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of G. shonae is forest, at altitudes of 150–900 m (490–2,950 ft).[1]
Etymology edit
The specific name, shonae, is in honor of Shona von Sturmer Sadlier, who was the wife of the describer.[3][4]
Conservation status edit
G. shonae is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Sadlier, R.A. [in French]; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Graciliscincus shonae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176193A123256450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176193A123256450.en. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ a b Sadlier RA, Bauer AM [in French] (2002). "The scincid lizard Graciliscincus shonae (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific: a review of the species' morphology, distribution, and conservation status". Mémoires du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. 187: 269–276.
- ^ a b c Graciliscincus shonae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Graciliscincus shonae, p. 242).
Further reading edit
- Adler GH, Austin CC, Dudley R (1995). "Dispersal and speciation of skinks among archipelagos in the tropical Pacific Ocean". Evolutionary Ecology 9: 529–541.
- Sadlier RA (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Records of the Australian Museum 39 (1): 1-66. (Gentiliscincus, new genus, p. 12; G. shonae, new species, p. 12).
External links edit
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